Art > Billy

Carved out of light, and assembled.
Acrylic
12" x 12"
2014
$500
Billy Carter Beer One-pack
off-set press, card stock
a box fitting around a can of beer
2012
$1000
This is the coolest thing I've ever made.
Off-set Print
2.75" x 5" x 2.75"
2012
$1000
An "expanding" brand.
Package Design
16.5" x 10.5"
2012
I made these for some friends to put up in their Man Caves.
Acrylic
12" x 12"
2012

This is one of my favorite segments of American history to explore because it involves kitsch, presidential politics, capitalism and consumption: Billy Beer!

Yes, the beer of Billy Carter, America's affable marketing clown from the '70s, who just so happened to also be the President's kid brother. He was actually a pretty savvy guy who played the press like a fiddle, and profited immensely from his unique position with endorsement deals, earning him half a million dollars a year during his prime.